[TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?

[Greg Brown]

I talked to a company two years ago that offered two weeks of vacation to
start but one of those weeks was predefined over a specific time period
during the yearly company shut-down.  The rest of the benefits of this
particular company where pretty good, though (excellent matching 401k, good
medical, etc).

G

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Jim Ray <jim at neuse.net> wrote:

> we are counting on you.
>
> The dark side
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
> Behalf Of Jason Watts
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:10 PM
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?
>
> im sold... where do I sign
>
> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:34 PM, Dave Sorenson <dave at logicalgeek.com>
> wrote:
>
> > "Come to the Dark Side... we have cookies..."
> >
> > V
> >
> >
> >
> > OlsonE at aosa.army.mil wrote:
> > > Come on over to the dark side, you should.
> > >
> > > The Microsoft water is pretty tasty right now.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org]
> On
> > > Behalf Of James Tuttle
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:17 PM
> > > To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
> > > Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?
> > >
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> > > Yes, I just need to get rid of any morals and principles that would
> > > prevent me from working for satan.
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > > Greg Brown wrote:
> > >
> > >> How about a Blackwater-esque contract company to provide security
> for
> > >>
> > > ships
> > >
> > >> traveling The Gulf of Aden?  Anyone?  There's money to be made in
> this
> > >> venture.
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 9:12 AM, William Sutton
> <william at trilug.org>
> > >>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >>> One place you could look is Blackboard.  Jeremy Portzer could fill
> > >>>
> > > you in
> > >
> > >>> on that, but they might have a spot that would suit you.
> > >>>
> > >>> William Sutton
> > >>>
> > >>> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Jason Evans wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> I got my pink slip in August, but rather than waiting out my time
> > >>>>
> > > for
> > >
> > >>>> my 2 weeks of severance, I found a new job almost immediately.
> At
> > >>>>
> > > the
> > >
> > >>>> end of my fourth week at the new job, I was given the pink slip
> > >>>>
> > > again
> > >
> > >>>> and half of my department was shown out the door on Oct 17.
> Anybody
> > >>>> need a linux saavy help desk guy with tons of experience?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Best Regards,
> > >>>> Jason
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:43 AM, William Sutton
> > >>>>
> > > <william at trilug.org>
> > >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>> or '00.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I got the walking papers from my first job out of college after
> 5
> > >>>>>
> > > months
> > >
> > >>>>> on the job... 2 weeks before Christmas.  Thank you net32 for a
> > >>>>>
> > > lesson in
> > >
> > >>>>> job searching skills.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> It doesn't help anyone who just got cut if I say it now, but I
> > >>>>>
> > > learned
> > >
> > >>>>> very quickly how important it is to have savings on hand.  One
> of
> > >>>>>
> > > my
> > >
> > >>>>> former co-workers, also in his first big-money job, had loaded
> up
> > >>>>>
> > > on
> > >
> > >>>>> expensive Christmas gifts for his family and friends--on credit.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> William Sutton
> > >>>>> (grateful to be working on a government contract)
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Tue, 18 Nov 2008, Greg Brown wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Anyone who calls IT "recession proof" wasn't alive in
> 2001-2002.
> > >>>>>>> --
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Amen... *SHIVER*
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